Gambling

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 23 May 2011, Official Report, columns 349-50W, on gambling, what financial provision his Department has made for research, education and treatment of problem gambling in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and if he will estimate the likely level of funding for such activities from industry in each of those years.

John Penrose: Research, education and treatment into problem gambling are funded by the industry rather than the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Their funding target for 2011-12 is £7 million and the target for 2012-13 has not yet been set. Future funding targets are to be agreed in the autumn when the 2011-12 strategy is presented.

Government Art Collection

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what holdings of the Government Act Collection are on display in locations outside London.

Edward Vaizey: Details of the Government Art Collection's holdings outside London and within the UK will shortly be deposited in the Libraries of both Houses. Until their recent closure, another 99 works of art were on display in various regional government offices.

Motor Vehicles: Theft

Rosie Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cars were stolen by the car keys first being stolen by robbery or burglary in each police force area in 2009-10; and how many recorded offences there were of domestic burglaries and robberies in which a vehicle was taken in each police force area in 2009-10.

James Brokenshire: The existing police recorded crime offences contain the offence classifications of 'burglary in a dwelling' and 'robbery of business or personal property' but the items stolen in these offences cannot be separately identified.
	The Home Office commenced from April 2007 a separate ad hoc data collection on the number of robberies and domestic burglaries in which a vehicle is taken, as recorded by the police in England and Wales. This collection was made voluntary from April 2009 and only 20 of the 44 police forces in England and Wales provided data in 2009-10, which are provided in the table.
	To reduce burden on the police, a decision was made to cease this collection from April 2011.
	
		
			 Offences recorded by the police, by police force area in England and Wales, in 2009-10  (1) 
			 PFA Robberies in which a vehicle is taken Domestic burglaries in which a vehicle is taken 
			 Avon and Somerset n/a n/a 
			 Bedfordshire 29 178 
			 British Transport Police n/a n/a 
			 Cambridgeshire n/a n/a 
			 Cheshire n/a n/a 
			 Cleveland 6 133 
			 Cumbria 0 20 
			 Derbyshire n/a n/a 
			 Devon and Cornwall 5 71 
			 Dorset 0 39 
			 Durham n/a n/a 
			 Dyfed-Powys 0 7 
			 Essex n/a n/a 
			 Gloucestershire n/a n/a 
			 Greater Manchester n/a n/a 
			 Gwent n/a n/a 
			 Hampshire 11 193 
			 Hertfordshire 13 436 
			 Humberside n/a n/a 
			 Kent 23 298 
			 Lancashire n/a n/a 
			 Leicestershire 30 298 
			 Lincolnshire n/a n/a 
			 London, City of 0 0 
			 Merseyside n/a n/a 
			 Metropolitan Police 936 3,430 
			 Norfolk 5 21 
			 North Wales 1 89 
			 North Yorkshire 2 336 
			 Northamptonshire n/a n/a 
			 Northumbria 15 321 
			 Nottinghamshire 42 530 
			 South Wales n/a n/a 
			 South Yorkshire n/a n/a 
			 Staffordshire n/a n/a 
			 Suffolk 1 19 
			 Surrey 7 183 
			 Sussex n/a n/a 
			 Thames Valley n/a n/a 
			 Warwickshire n/a n/a 
			 West Mercia n/a n/a 
			 West Midlands n/a n/a 
			 West Yorkshire 103 2,152 
			 Wiltshire n/a n/a 
			 Total 1,229 8,754 
			 n/a = No data available (1) Data were received from 20 of the 44 police forces in England and Wales after this specific data collection was made voluntary by the Home Office as from April 2009.

Community Relations: Finance

Caroline Flint: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department provided to each local authority for community cohesion projects in (a) 2011-12 and (b) each of the last three financial years. [Official Report, 29 June 2011, Vol. 530, c. 5MC.]

Andrew Stunell: Between 2008-09 and 2010-11 funding for cohesion projects was provided to local authorities via unringfenced Area Based Grant In 2011-12, general unringfenced funding of £190.540 million was allocated to local authorities in England through Local Services Support Grant with the freedom to use it to meet locally identified priorities, including community cohesion.
	The following table shows funding allocation for cohesion projects for each local authority from 2008-09 to 2010-11.
	
		
			 Communities and Local Government Area Based Grant: Cohesion 
			 Local authority 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 
			 Amber Valley Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Arun District Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Ashfield District Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Ashford Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Barking and Dagenham London Borough 116,471 213,529 252,353 
			 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Basildon District Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Bassetlaw District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Berwick-upon-Tweed 26,471 0 0 
			 Bexley London Borough 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Blackpool Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
		
	
	
		
			 Bolsover District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Boston Borough Council 116,471 213,529 252,353 
			 Bournemouth Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Breckland District Council 95,294 174,706 206,471 
			 Burnley Borough Council 116,471 213,529 252,353 
			 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Carlisle City Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Cherwell District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Cheshire East UA 0 48,529 57,353 
			 Cheshire West and Chester UA 0 48,529 57,353 
			 Chester-le-Street 26,471 0 0 
			 Corby Borough Council 95,294 174,706 206,471 
			 Craven District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Crawley Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Croydon London Borough 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Crewe and Nantwich 26,471 . 0 26,471 
			 Dartford Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Derwentside 49,412 0 0 
			 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Dover District Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Durham County UA 0 320,293 378,529 
			 Ealing London Borough 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Easington 49,412 0 0 
			 East Staffordshire Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Ellesmere Port and Neston 26,471 0 0 
			 Erewash Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Fenland District Council 116,471 213,529 252,353 
			 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Gosport Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Gravesham Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Great Yarmouth Borough Council 116,471 213,529 252,353 
			 Greenwich London Borough 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Halton Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
		
	
	
		
			 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Harlow District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Hartlepool Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Hastings Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Havant Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Havering London Borough 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 County of Herefordshire District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Hertsmere Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Hillingdon London Borough 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Hounslow London Borough 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Huntingdonshire District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Hyndburn Borough Council 95,294 174,706 206,471 
			 Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Kingston Upon Hull City Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough 0 0 0 
			 Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Lancaster City Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Lincoln City Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Liverpool City Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Luton Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Mansfield District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Medway Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Mendip District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Middlesbrough Borough 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Newcastle upon Tyne Metropolitan District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Newham London Borough 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 North East Lincolnshire Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 North Lincolnshire Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Northampton Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Northumberland County UA 0 139,117 164,412 
			 Nottingham City Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
		
	
	
		
			 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council 116,471 213,529 252,353 
			 Oswestry 26,471 0 0 
			 Pendle Borough Council 116,471 213,529 252,353 
			 Peterborough City Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Plymouth City Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Portsmouth City Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Redbridge London Borough 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Redditch Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Rossendale Borough Council 95,294 174,706 206,471 
			 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 95,294 174,706 206,471 
			 Rushmoor Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Salford Metropolitan District Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Scarborough Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Sedgefield 49,412 0 0 
			 Sedgemoor District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Selby District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Sheffield City Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Shropshire County UA 26,471 97,058 114,706 
			 Slough Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 South Holland District Council 95,294 174,706 206,471 
			 South Kesteven District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 South Somerset District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Southampton City Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Stoke-on-Trent City Council 95,294 174,706 206,471 
			 Sunderland City Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Swale Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Tamworth Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Telford and Wrekin Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Tendring District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Thanet District Council 72,353 132,647 156,765 
			 Thurrock Council 116,471 213,529 252,353 
			 Torbay Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
		
	
	
		
			 Tower Hamlets London Borough 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Waltham Forest London Borough 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Wansbeck. 49,412 0 0 
			 Watford Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Waveney District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Wiltshire County UA 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Woking Borough Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Worthing Borough Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Wycombe District Council 49,412 90,588 107,059 
			 Wyre Forest District Council 26,471 48,529 57,353 
			 Total 6,000,040 10,999,960 13,000,016

Planning

Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the (a) construction and (b) development industry of his policies on localism.

Andrew Stunell: There has been a sustained shortfall in housing development; the previous government's model of top-down housing targets that imposed development on local authorities and local communities did not deliver the housing this country needs.
	This Government are committed to seeing a major upswing in housing to meet Britain's housing need and seeing more homes that people want in the places that people want them. We have put in place a package of reforms to get the industry moving again, including localist policies—such as transferring power from central Government to councils and local people, and replacing top down targets with fiscal incentives for local authorities to promote development—and other actions such as reductions in regulation on house-builders, and assistance to first time buyers.
	By promoting housing growth, these policies will have a positive impact upon the construction and development industry.
	I would note that house building starts in England are up 22% in 2010-11, compared to 2009-10 (DCLG, House building: March Quarter 2011 England, 19 May 2011) and the value of new housing construction has risen by 23% (in constant price terms) over the same period (ONS, Ouput in the construction Industry, Q1 2011,13 May 2011).

Social Rented Housing: Housing Occupancy

Louise Bagshawe: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of social homes which are under-occupied in (a) each local authority area, (b) each region and (c) England.

Grant Shapps: It is estimated that 423,000 households were under-occupying in the social rented sector in England in 2009-10. This estimate is a three year average based on data from the Survey of English Housing (2007-08) and the English Housing Survey (2008-09 and 2009-10). Households are said to be under-occupying if they have at least two bedrooms more than they need as measured by the bedroom standard.
	Regional estimates for 2009-10 are due to be published on 5 July 2011 in the English Housing Survey Household Report 2009-10.
	It is not possible to provide estimates at local authority level as sample sizes are too small.

Travellers: Caravan Sites

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 
	(1)  with reference to his Department's consultation on planning for Traveller sites, what plans he has to allow local authorities to establish pitch and plot allocation targets lower than those in local and regional plans;
	(2)  with reference to his Department's consultation on planning for Traveller sites, whether a risk assessment has been undertaken of the legal implications for local authorities of introducing new pitch and plot allocation targets lower than those in local and regional plans.

Bob Neill: The Government carried out an impact assessment to look at the likely costs and benefits of the policy, including those on local authorities. The Government does not anticipate that its new policy will result in any new burdens on local authorities.
	The Government's proposed policy asks local authorities to use a robust evidence base of local need to support their planning approach for traveller sites. The targets local authorities set will be tested independently on a case-by-case basis through consultation and examination in public of local plans. Those local authorities who have targets imposed on them by regional plans may, therefore, reduce their target if they have a robust evidence base to support this approach.
	The Localism Bill also proposes to abolish regional strategies and their associated top-down targets.

Brazil: Mining

Graeme Morrice: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Brazilian government for the (a) removal of illegal miners from the Yanomami territory and (b) prohibition of any form of mining on Yanomami land.

Jeremy Browne: We regularly discuss human rights issues, including indigenous rights, with the Brazilian Government. I did so during my visit to Brazil last month.
	Under the Brazilian constitution indigenous people have clear rights, including the protection of their cultural heritage and rights to occupy and use their traditional lands. The Brazilian Government's National Foundation for Indians (FUNAI) monitors and supports indigenous people's interests, but recognises that further work needs to be done to protect indigenous rights and ensure effective implementation of these legal frameworks. We will continue to support the Brazilian Government's own efforts in this area, where appropriate.

Children: Human Rights

Mark Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many representations his Department has received on the application of human rights legislation to British children in EU member states (a) between January 2005 and April 2010 and (b) since May 2010.

Jeremy Browne: We do not hold the information you request in this format as we do not keep a central record. The information would be available only at a disproportionate cost.

Serco

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many contracts his Department holds with SERCO; and what the (a) purpose and (b) monetary value of each such contract is.

David Lidington: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has no contracts with SERCO within the UK.
	As budgets in the FCO are devolved to over 260 Posts overseas and details of their contracts are not held centrally, the information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Efficiency Savings

Jake Berry: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the level of efficiency savings achieved in 2011 to date.

Francis Maude: The controls we put in place in May last year have yielded savings of well over £3 billion in the short financial year that ended in March.
	For example, we have:
	Reduced spend on marketing and advertising by over 80%
	Saved £400 million through stopping low value projects
	Reduced our on-going property costs by over £90 million
	Generated £800 million of savings by renegotiating contracts with our biggest suppliers
	Saved over £850 million by new controls on hiring consultants
	These savings will enable departments to protect front line service delivery and protect public sector jobs.

Voluntary Sector

Rehman Chishti: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to reduce the burden of regulation on the voluntary sector.

Nick Hurd: We are determined to reduce the red tape that prevents people from acting to improve their communities.
	I invited Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to investigate the question ‘what stops us all giving more time and money to charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises’. Last month his Taskforce made recommendations such as making it easier to be a volunteer driver. We are now working across Government to implement as many of the recommendations as possible.
	The Government have also set up a broader Red Tape Challenge.

Voluntary Sector

Andrea Leadsom: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to reduce the burden of regulation on the voluntary sector.

Nick Hurd: We are determined to reduce the red tape that prevents people from acting to improve their communities.
	I invited Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to investigate the question ‘what stops us all giving more time and money to charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises’. Last month his Taskforce made recommendations such as making it easier to be a volunteer driver. We are now working across Government to implement as many of the recommendations as possible.
	The Government have also set up a broader Red Tape Challenge.

Charities: Mental Health

Dan Jarvis: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate the proportion of income of charities in England that is received by mental health charities.

Nick Hurd: Data from the Civil Society Almanac, produced by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), shows that UK charities received a total of £35.5 billion in income in 2007-08. Of this income, £3.4 billion was received by charities working in the health sector in the UK. Figures are not available from this source to determine the proportion of income for charities in England that is received by mental health charities.

Departmental Billing

Gordon Banks: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office 
	(1)  how many invoices his Department received in respect of goods or services supplied by tier 1 suppliers between 1 May 2010 and 1 April 2011; and how many of those invoices were not paid within the period of time specified in the Government's Fair Payment guidance;
	(2)  how many invoices the Prime Minister's Office received in respect of goods or services supplied by tier 1 suppliers between 1 May 2010 and 1 April 2011; and how many of those invoices were not paid within the period of time specified in the Government's Fair Payment guidance.

Francis Maude: For these purposes the Prime Minister’s Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
	The information requested for Cabinet Office regarding the number of invoices received in respect of goods and services supplied for tier 1 suppliers between the time periods specified is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Information is available on the number of invoices received between 1 May 2010 and 1 April 2011, and the number not paid within the period of time as specified in line with Government policy.
	The following table shows the breakdown of payments for the period requested
	
		
			  Number Percentage 
			 Total payments made 17,756 — 
			 Payments made within 30 days 17,660 99.46 
			 Payments made within 10 days 16,998 95.73 
			 Payments made within 5 days 13,761 77.50 
		
	
	The Cabinet Office does not have any contracts to which the Government’s Fair Payment Guidance refers. Therefore no invoices have been received for these goods and services.

Trade Unions

Dominic Raab: To ask the Attorney-General pursuant to the answer of 23 May 2011, Official Report, columns 376-7W, on trade unions, when he expects information to become available on (a) the number of staff of the Crown Prosecution Service entitled to work (i) full-time as trade union representatives and (ii) part-time on trade union activities, (b) the number of such staff paid more than £25,900 annually and (c) the cost to the public purse of employing such staff on such duties in 2010-11.

Edward Garnier: Data for the financial year April 2010-11 is currently being collected and the overall figures should be finalised within the next four weeks. I will write to my hon. Friend with the updated figures once they are available. The position for 2010-11 is however unlikely to have changed significantly from that of the previous year.

Construction Industry Scheme

Chuka Umunna: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed in the HM Revenue and Customs Construction Industry scheme enforcement unit in each year from 2005 to 2010.

David Gauke: Details of the number of staff employed in HM Revenue and Customs Construction Industry Teams are only held from April 2008.
	
		
			  Full-time equivalent 
			 2008-09 526.19 
			 2009-10 474.67 
		
	
	In May 2010 the members of the Construction Industry Teams were integrated into mainstream teams in local compliance where they continue to carry out work on CIS enforcement.

Income Tax

Julian Huppert: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  what the amount was of taxable income comprised of personal earnings above £150,000 in each month of each of the last 10 tax years;
	(2)  how much was collected in income tax on earnings above £150,000 (a) through pay as you earn, (b) through self-assessment and (c) overall in each month in each of the last 10 tax years.

David Gauke: The estimated amount of total income excluding savings and dividends above £150,000, after deductions and allowances, and the estimated income tax liability on this income, split between taxpayers on self assessment and pay as you earn only, is shown in the following table. The third column shows estimated total tax paid through SA and PAYE for taxpayers who are on SA and the fourth column shows estimated tax paid through PAYE for taxpayers who are on PAYE only.
	
		
			 £ million 
			  Income (excluding savings and dividends)  (1) Income tax from taxpayers on self assessment Income tax from taxpayers on pay as you earn only 
			 2001-02 20,100 7,800 240 
			 2002-03 18,700 7,300 200 
			 2003-04 18,900 7,500 60 
			 2004-05 24.400 9,500 220 
			 2005-06 31,900 12,600 170 
			 2006-07 38,800 15,200 270 
			 2007-08 46,600 18,100 520 
			 Projected estimates based on 2007-08 data:    
			 2008-09(1) 48,100 18,700 530 
			 2009-10(1) 48,500 18,800 550 
			 2010-11 46,600 22,600 660 
			 (1) After deductions and allowances (including allowances as income tax reductions, e.g. married couples allowance). 
		
	
	The estimates for 2000-01 to 2007-08 are based on the Survey of personal incomes (SPI). For 2008-09 onwards tax return data is not available for analysis. Estimates in the table are based on the 2007-08 SPI using economic assumptions consistent with the OBR's March 2011 economic and fiscal outlook,
	The information is not available on a monthly basis.

Overseas Companies: Payments

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals to require UK-based oil, mining and gas companies to make annual reports on payments made to foreign governments in exchange for access to natural resources; and if he will make a statement.

David Gauke: As the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), made clear following the G20 Finance Minister's meeting in February 2011, the Government believe that development of new rules to require oil, gas and mining companies to report the payments they make to governments should take place at the international level.
	The Government have committed to arguing for a European agreement that matches the new standards set in the US, and the UK will be engaging with EU partners on this issue.

Palestinians: Politics and Government

Stephen Phillips: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made on securing adequate funding at international level for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

Alan Duncan: Ireland, Finland, and Kuwait have all increased their annual average contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). UNRWA has also attracted additional contributions from the Islamic Development Bank and an increased commitment from Saudi Arabia, although it continues to seek further support from regional donors for its education and food funds. UNWRA has successfully formed partnerships with the private sector and has received an extra $2.3 million from the UN regular budget for international staff costs for 2011.
	This increase in donor support, however, has not reduced the projected short fall of $63 million in UNRWA's general budget for 2011. We remain concerned about UNWRA's financial position and will continue to work with the agency, other donors and host countries to help put UNWRA's finances on a sustainable footing. The UK is UNRWA's second largest bilateral donor and is considered a model donor for providing long term support through our five year £110 million funding agreement. We plan to provide up to £23.5 million of unearmarked funding in 2011 to UNRWA's general fund.

Biofuels: Finance

William Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what level of public subsidy his Department plans to provide for the production of biofuels in each of the next four financial years.

Charles Hendry: DECC provides financial support for the production of renewable energy for heat and power, including from bioliquids (biofuels for electricity and heat). For every megawatt hour of electricity generated, eligible bioliquids currently receive 1.5 renewables obligation certificates (ROCs) if they are combusted in a dedicated biomass plant, 0.5 ROCs if co-fired with fossil fuel and 2 ROCs if used in a dedicated biomass CHP plant or an advanced conversion technology such as pyrolysis. FAME (fatty acid methyl ester) biodiesel currently receives 1 ROC. The current ROC price is approximately £41.
	To receive support, electricity from bioliquids must meet the sustainability criteria set out in the renewables obligation from April 2011.
	A review of renewables obligation support for all technologies began in October last year and changes to the support level for bioliquids will be considered as part of this process. We will consult on proposed levels this summer and publish the Government response in late autumn. Banding changes will come into effect on 1 April 2013.
	Bioliquids are not eligible for support under the renewable heat incentive, but sustainably-produced bioliquids are being considered for inclusion from autumn 2012 following public consultation later this year.

Departmental Responsibilities

Nick Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what strategic framework his Department has developed for the delivery of its core functions during the comprehensive spending review period.

Gregory Barker: Delivering on our energy and climate change commitments is vital if the UK is to transform the way that we generate and use energy, and drive ambitious action on climate change, in the UK and abroad. DECC's business plan sets out our core functions and strategic priorities, the steps we are taking to achieve them and the indicators which will show whether or not they are having the desired impact. Progress against the plan is regularly monitored internally and is set out in the structural reform plan monthly updates and the forthcoming quarterly data summary, to be published on our website.
	In delivering these high level plans, DECC works through a range of different delivery mechanisms and partners. DECC is constantly seeking to ensure that these mechanisms are effective and deliver best value for money and has recently conducted a review of the Department's delivery landscape and a review of the energy regulatory framework. Both of these can be found on the DECC website. The DECC Delivery Unit also plays an important role in tracking progress on delivery commitments and working with teams to test policies for their 'deliverability' from conception through to implementation.

Electricity

Huw Irranca-Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what account his plans for energy market reform will take of (a) Project TransmiT, (b) the review of market liquidity and (c) other Ofgem initiatives.

Charles Hendry: The Government will continue to work closely with Ofgem to ensure that the electricity market reforms, Project TransmiT, the review of market liquidity and Ofgem's wider work such as cash out reform are complementary and mutually reinforcing. The Government consider that significant improvements in wholesale market liquidity are essential to ensure a competitive market and promote long-term security of supply and will help enable EMR to deliver efficient and cost-effective reforms.
	The details of the transmission charging arrangements being reviewed under Project TransmiT are outside the scope of the EMR, but we will need to work with Ofgem to ensure that the outcomes of both are complementary.

Energy: Research

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much of the funding his Department has allocated to energy research and development is to be spent on projects in (a) the UK and (b) the EU in 2011-12.

Gregory Barker: The Department of Energy and Climate Change has allocated funding of £2,920,000 to energy research and development in 2011-12 all of which is to be spent on projects in the UK.

Fuel Poverty

Zac Goldsmith: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2011, Official Report, column 777W, on energy, whether the Independent Fuel Poverty Review has been asked to examine any extension of the data-sharing scheme with energy suppliers.

Gregory Barker: The Terms of Reference for the Independent Fuel Poverty Review being carried out by Professor John Hills stipulates that the review will consider fuel poverty from first principles; to determine the nature of the issues at its core, including the extent to which fuel poverty is distinct from poverty, and the detriment it causes. It will also, as appropriate, develop possible formulations for a future definition and any associated form of target which would best contribute, among other things, to developing practical solutions, particularly around identification and targeting of households, and measuring progress resulting from Government action.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Michael Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what (a) carbon dioxide emissions and (b) greenhouse gas emissions have been attributable to the UK in each year since 1990.

Gregory Barker: holding answer 13 June 2011
	DECC published final estimates of UK greenhouse gas emissions for the period 1990 to 2009 as National Statistics on 1st February 2011. These can be found on the DECC website at the following link:
	http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/statistics/climate_change/gg_emissions/uk_emissions/2009final/2009_final.aspx
	The following table shows both carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions for the period 1990-2009. Data is for the UK and the Crown Dependencies and exclude Overseas Territories.
	
		
			  Carbon dioxide emissions Mt CO  2 Greenhouse gas emissions Mt CO  2  e 
			 1990 589.7 781.6 
			 1991 596.8 786.5 
			 1992 579.8 759.5 
			 1993 564.9 736.2 
			 1994 559.2 724.2 
			 1995 550.8 714.3 
			 1996 572.8 734.5 
			 1997 548.7 708.1 
			 1998 551.6 703.5 
			 1999 542.3 671.6 
			 2000 549.4 672.0 
			 2001 561.3 675.7 
			 2002 543.7 653.7 
			 2003 553.4 657.6 
			 2004 552.6 654.4 
			 2005 549.7 649.4 
			 2006 546.3 642.9 
			 2007 537.8 632.2 
			 2008 525.1 617.7 
			 2009 473.7 563.6

Nuclear Power Stations: Accidents

Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what responsibility the Government have to (a) act as an insurer for and (b) cover all costs relating to a nuclear accident in the UK.

Charles Hendry: The Nuclear Installations Act 1965 imposes third party liabilities on nuclear operators, and also requires operators to cover these liabilities “by insurance or by some other means”. ‘There is no legal responsibility on the Government to act as an insurer for the operators' nuclear third party liabilities.
	In the recent consultation on implementing changes to the Paris convention on third party nuclear liability and the Brussels supplementary convention, the Government set out its proposals for significantly increasing the scale and scope of operators' third party liabilities. Although it appears that commercial insurance will be available to cover most of the new liabilities, there is doubt about whether such insurance (or other commercial cover) will be able to cover all of the liabilities. In the circumstances,. the Government also set out its proposal to make provision to enable it to provide cover in return for a charge where cover is not available on the commercial market. The alternative would be not to impose on the operator the liabilities for which commercial cover is not available and for these liabilities to remain with the taxpayer.
	The responsibility of Government following a nuclear accident will vary depending on the nature and scale of the accident. The position with third party liability costs is that under the current Conventions operators' liability is capped. The costs above this would have to be met from public funds up to the limit set under the Convention, above this Government and Parliament would have discretion to meet further claims.
	The costs of a nuclear accident are not just limited to third party liability. In the event that the accident led to the permanent closure of the site, then the operator of a nuclear power station is responsible for ensuring that the site is decommissioned and remediated in accordance with relevant legal and licensing requirements.
	For the existing Magnox stations this responsibility sits with the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency and therefore the Government. With regard to the existing AGR stations and the PWR at Sizewell B, which are operated by British Energy, part of EDF Energy, decommissioning and clean up costs will be met by the Nuclear Liabilities Fund. The Government announced at the time of British Energy's restructuring in 2009 that it would fund qualifying liabilities to the extent that they exceed all the assets of the Fund. With regard to any new nuclear power stations it is the Government's policy that operators must have arrangements in place to meet the full costs of decommissioning and their full share of waste management and disposal costs. The Energy Act 2008 requires prospective operators of any new nuclear power stations to have a Funded Decommissioning programme, approved by the Secretary of State, in place before construction begins and to comply with this programme thereafter.

Nuclear Power Stations: Accidents

Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what liability the Government have to cover the costs of a nuclear accident exceeding £1 billion; and if he will make a statement.

Charles Hendry: The UK is a signatory to the Paris convention on nuclear third party liability and the Brussels supplementary convention. Under the conventions third party liability for operators is capped and in the UK, under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, is currently £140 million. If compensation claims exceed £140 million, the Government would be obliged to top-up the total amount available for compensation to 300 million Special Drawing Rights (about £300 million) (although it would be able to claim back contributions from the other countries that are party to the Brussels convention) . Above this, Government and Parliament have statutory discretion to pay compensation to meet outstanding claims. In a recent consultation the Government proposed increasing the operator liability level from £140 million to €1200 million, which is €500 million more than the minimum required by the Paris convention. If compensation claims exceed €1200 million, a further €300 million must be made available by the Government although, as now, it will be able to claim back contributions from the other countries that are party to the Brussels convention. Above €1500 million Government and Parliament have statutory discretion to meet any third party claims.
	The costs of a nuclear accident are not just limited to third party liability and will depend on the nature of the accident. In the event that the accident led to the permanent closure of the site, then the operator of a nuclear power station is responsible for ensuring that the site is decommissioned and remediated in accordance with relevant legal and licensing requirements.
	For the existing Magnox stations this responsibility sits with the NDA and therefore the Government. With regard to the existing AGR stations and the PWR at Sizewell B, which are operated by British Energy, part of EDF Energy, decommissioning and clean up costs will be met by the Nuclear Liabilities Fund. The Government announced at the time of British Energy's restructuring in 2009 that it would fund qualifying liabilities to the extent that they exceed all the assets of the Fund. With regard to any new nuclear power stations it is the Government's policy that operators must have arrangements in place to meet the full costs of decommissioning and their full share of waste management and disposal costs. The Energy Act 2008 requires prospective operators of any new nuclear power stations to have a Funded Decommissioning programme, approved by the Secretary of State, in place before construction begins and to comply with this programme thereafter.

Water Power

Oliver Colvile: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will consider the merits of raising the level of revenue support for marine renewables in order to ensure the technology can be developed on a commercial scale.

Gregory Barker: A banding review of RO support for all technologies is currently under way and any change to the support level for marine energy will be considered as part of this process. Banding reviews ensure that as market conditions and innovation within sectors change and evolve, developers continue to receive the appropriate level of support necessary to maintaining investment in the renewables industry.
	We will be consulting on proposed bands this summer, with the Government response in autumn 2011.

Water Power

Oliver Colvile: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of the renewables obligation he expects to support wave and tidal energy.

Gregory Barker: A banding review of RO support for all technologies is currently underway and any change to the support level for wave and tidal energy will be considered as part of this process. Banding reviews ensure that as market conditions and innovation within sectors change and evolve, developers continue to receive the appropriate level of support necessary to maintaining investment in the renewables industry.
	We will be consulting on proposed bands this summer, with the Government response in autumn 2011.

Water Power

Oliver Colvile: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to provide revenue support for marine energy in the forthcoming review of the Renewables Obligation.

Gregory Barker: A banding review of RO support for all technologies is currently underway and any change to the support level for marine energy will be considered as part of this process. Banding reviews ensure that as market conditions and innovation within sectors change and evolve, developers continue to receive the appropriate level of support necessary to maintaining investment in the renewables industry.
	We will be consulting on proposed bands this summer, with the Government Response in autumn 2011

Departmental Renewable Energy

David Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many buildings (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department have had renewable energy equipment installed to provide power in the last 12 months; and what type of equipment was installed in each such case.

Chris Grayling: Because of the length of the pay-back period for renewable technologies, no such equipment has been installed in the last twelve months. The Department and its PFI estate partner have concentrated on reducing consumption and improving efficiency.
	However, a Salix funded combined heat and power (CHP) plant was installed at the Department's Quarry House headquarters building in Leeds at the end of 2010. Although this is not strictly renewable as it is fuelled by natural gas it is classified as 'sustainable' technology. Initial indications are that performance is exceeding the estimated saving of £90,000 and 428tCO2 a year.
	In addition, Callendar Park Falkirk, a Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission building constructed in 2009, has three large solar panels which provide the site with hot water.

Industrial Health and Safety: Heating

Teresa Pearce: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the long-term and short-term physical and psychological effects of persistent exposure to high temperatures.

Chris Grayling: In 2009 HSE commissioned an independent review into workplace temperatures, which drew on the wide range of non-Government research available. Following this review HSE conducted a survey about temperatures in workplaces, to which 2933 completed responses were submitted. Evaluation of this and other data provided little evidence of significant numbers of illnesses, long or short term, physical or psychological, caused or exacerbated by exposure to high temperatures.

Mental Health

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what qualifications are required of mental health champions based in each medical examination centre; and if he will make a statement.

Chris Grayling: Mental function champions are required to have post qualification clinical experience in the field of mental health. There is no requirement for them to have postgraduate mental health qualifications in addition to their primary qualifications.

Social Security Benefits

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will review the coherence of policy across different Government Departments in the administration of health and welfare benefits.

Chris Grayling: The Department for Work and Pensions is responsible for welfare and employment issues and we have developed a coherent strategy to address poverty and to support the most vulnerable, helping people break the cycle of benefit dependency. A crucial part of this is to ensure that people are not written off to a lifetime on benefits because they have a health condition or disability. Many people with health conditions are able to sustain and progress in employment. The Department therefore needs to ensure that people currently receiving incapacity benefits are supported in preparing for a return to work where some form of employment is a possibility.
	The reassessment of old-style incapacity benefits claimants is a key part of our agenda to create and deliver a 21(st) century welfare system by ensuring that those people who can work are given the correct support to do so.
	Through the groundbreaking Work Programme we are giving those in the private and voluntary sector the freedom to design tailor-made back to work support built around the needs of the individual. The referral process is designed to give harder to help groups on benefits access to the programme at the appropriate stage in their claim. Once on the programme, advisers will devise tailored back to work plans for each claimant, taking in to account their circumstances.
	In addition, we are currently taking through Parliament the Welfare Reform Bill which makes widespread reforms to the welfare system. An underlying principle of our reforms is to provide a more joined-up service, which is easier and more transparent for claimants to navigate their way through in order to receive personal financial support. Most notably, Universal Credit will provide a new single system of means-tested support for working-age people in and out of work. Support for housing costs, children and child care costs will be integrated in the new benefit. It will also provide additions for disabled people and carers.

Unemployed People: Public Transport

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 23 May 2011, Official Report, columns 499-500W, on travel to interview, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of the Flexible Support Fund.

Chris Grayling: Advisers within Jobcentre Plus will use the flexibility afforded to them to ensure that claimants are given the right level of support at the right point in their journey towards employment. They will do so by drawing down from a flexible menu of support options which has been developed based on individual and local labour market need, the Flexible Support Fund is part of this broader menu.
	Internal guidance has been developed to help Jobcentre Plus staff decide whether Flexible Support Fund assistance is likely to be beneficial for claimants.
	The primary communication strategy is to ensure advisers have the right guidance and support, supplemented by public information, to raise awareness of the offer among customers. Evidence tells us that Jobcentre Plus advisers are one of our most trusted and effective channels of communication. A key part of their role is to help people find work by explaining the integrated package of employment support and encouraging active participation. We are also developing a range of stakeholder communications to increase awareness among our partners and customer representative groups, and building on existing content on the Directgov website to ensure customers understand how flexibility works for them.

Work Capability Assessment: Mental Health

Madeleine Moon: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how many appeals against work capability assessments made on the basis of mental health needs were upheld at tribunal in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  how many appeals against work capability assessments have been made on grounds of mental health conditions in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Chris Grayling: There were 50,100 appeals heard against the Fit for Work decision for new employment and support allowance (ESA) claims made up to the end of February 2010, where the primary condition was classed as Mental and Behavioural Disorders. Of the appeals heard over this period 28,900 (58%) were upheld in favour of DWP.
	The data presented above comes from benefit claims data held by the Department for Work and Pensions, functional assessment data from Atos Healthcare and appeals data from the Tribunals Service.
	Data on appeals heard are published for new ESA claims starting between October 2008, when ESA was introduced, and up to the. end of February 2010 (the latest month where there are sufficient volumes of appeals heard). Appeals are only included in the figures where the person claiming has been found Fit for Work, they have subsequently appealed against the Department's decision and the appeal has been heard by the Tribunals Service. Figures are only available for appeals that have been completed and not those that are currently under way.
	Due to the time it takes for appeals to be submitted to the Tribunals Service and heard, it is likely that there are more appeals that have not yet been heard. As a result these figures should continue to be treated as emerging findings and not final at this stage.

Freedom of Information

Kevin Brennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2011, Official Report, column 407W, on freedom of information, if she will publish information on (a) the nature of each request, (b) the name of the applicant and (c) the reason why the deadline was not met in respect of each Freedom of Information Act 2000 request which was not determined within the deadline.

David Jones: The requests sought information on:
	the composition of the Referendum Project board, its terms of reference and availability of minutes;
	amounts of severance pay paid to Wales Office staff and the numbers of staff involved;
	Wales Office Senior Civil Service expense claims;
	Wales Office staff expenses;
	he difference between landfill site for grant and landfill site licensed;
	foreign direct investment and China;
	closure of the DSA in Cardiff;
	correspondence between the Wales Office and the Treasury about the Barnett Formula;
	approved contractors to work on highways in Wales and approved contractors to work on crash barriers;
	travel and subsistence for Ministers, Directors and staff for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010/11;
	the Wales Office St David's Day reception;
	the list of invitees to the St David's Day reception;
	credit card statements since April 2010; and
	written guidance from special advisers to press officers.
	The names of the applicants in respect of the above requests are being withheld in order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. The applicants provided their details to enable the Wales Office to respond to their requests for information. It would be incompatible with the principles set out in the 1998 Act to disclose their details for another purpose.
	The reasons why the deadlines were not met were that additional time was needed to ensure that the information was comprehensive and accurate, to consult others or to consider fully the public interest test.

Departmental Travel

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many disciplinary offences for the improper use of a Government procurement card have been recorded in his Department in each of the last five years.

Andrew Robathan: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the Department does have a whistleblowing hotline at the Defence irregularity reporting cell and the following figures are based on incidents reported to that cell:
	1 April 2007 - 31 March 2008: four cases resulted in staff being prosecuted or disciplined
	1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009: three cases resulted in staff being prosecuted or disciplined
	1 April 2009 - 31 March 2010: Nil cases resulted in staff being prosecuted or disciplined
	1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011: One case resulted in staff being prosecuted or disciplined
	The figures are provided as at the date of report and include all cases closed up to 13 June 2011.

Navy

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what vessels are leased by the Royal Navy; and what the cost to the public purse was to lease each such vessel in each of the last five years.

Peter Luff: The Ministry of Defence leases three river class vessels (HMS Tyne, HMS Severn and HMS Mersey), one more capable modified river class vessel (HMS Clyde) and one ice breaker (HMS Protector). As the lease for HMS Protector began in March 2011, there are no historic costs.
	
		
			 Lease costs for the four river class vessels 
			 £ 
			  Financial year 
			  2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 
			 HMS Tyne, HMS Severn and HMS Mersey(1) 8.9 million 7.3 million 7.3 million 7.3 million 7.3 million 
		
	
	
		
			 HMS Clyde 642,000 3.5 million 3.5 million 3.5 million 3.5 million 
			 (1) The lease cost for the HMS Tyne, HMS Severn, HMS Mersey is a single charge for all three vessels.

Cycling England

Graham Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  what plans he has to ensure that the work formerly carried out by Cycling England;
	(2)  what plans he has to support cycling in large urban areas outside London.

Norman Baker: The Government are strongly committed to cycling, as was made clear in the coalition agreement.
	We see the encouragement of cycling and walking, along with improvements to public transport, as key to cutting carbon emissions and enhancing the quality of our urban areas.
	As announced in the Public Bodies Review, Cycling England ceased to exist after 31 March 2011.
	In January this year we published our White Paper on Local Transport: “Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon—Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen”. Chapter 5 of the White Paper sets out what we are doing, and what local authorities can do, to support cycling.
	At the same time I announced the £560 million Local Sustainable Transport Fund, available to transport authorities outside London, large or small, rural or urban. Transport authorities themselves, working together with the communities they serve, have determined their own transport priorities in bidding to the Fund. The Department for Transport is currently assessing bids to the first tranche of the Fund, and I will be making announcements as planned later this summer. Many of the bids feature proposals featuring cycling.

Coroners

Bob Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has made an assessment of the potential cost to the public purse of carrying out functions that would have been undertaken by the Chief Coroner.

Jonathan Djanogly: As announced in the written ministerial statement on 14 October 2010, Official Report, column 36WS, changes to the coroners' services from partial implementation of Part One of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 will be cost-neutral. The decision to transfer Chief Coroner functions without fully implementing Part One of the Act means that the estimated £10.9 million set-up costs, and £6.6 million running costs per annum would no longer be incurred by the public purse.

Legal Aid: Education

Andy Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has made on his proposals for legal aid for legal help and advice on education matters; what response he has made to such representations; and if he will make a statement.

Jonathan Djanogly: The Government recently conducted a consultation on proposals for the reform of legal aid in England and Wales, which closed on 14 February 2011.
	We proposed that all education matters be removed from scope. We took the view that education issues are generally of less importance to the individual than cases concerning an individual's immediate physical safety or liberty, and therefore proposed that funding does not continue, other than for discrimination education matters that are currently within the scope of the scheme.
	We are currently considering the responses to the consultation and will publish our response in due course.

Payments: Natural Resources

Graeme Morrice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it compulsory for oil, mining and gas companies based in the UK to publish details of any payments they make to foreign governments.

David Gauke: I have been asked to reply.
	As the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), made clear following the G20 Finance Minister's meeting in February 2011, the Government believe that development of new rules to require oil, gas and mining companies to report the payments they make to governments should take place at the international level.
	The Government have committed to arguing for a European agreement that matches the new standards set in the US, and the UK will be engaging with EU partners on this issue.

Prisoners’ Release

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  how many and what proportion of those convicted of (a) rape, (b) sexual offences and (c) violent offences have been recalled to prison after being released on licence in each of the last 10 years;
	(2)  how many people convicted of sexual offences against children are on licence; and how many such offenders were released on licence in each of the last 10 years;
	(3)  how many persons convicted of (a) rape, (b) sexual offences against children, (c) other sexual offences and (d) a violent offence were released from prison after serving custodial sentences of (i) less than one year, (ii) between one and two years, (iii) between two and three years, (iv) between three and four years, (v) between four and five years, (vi) between five and six years, (vii) between six and seven years, (viii) between seven and eight years, (ix) between eight and nine years, (x) between nine and 10 years, (xi) between 10 and 11 years, (xii) between 11 and 12 years, (xiii) between 12 and 15 years, (xiv) between 15 and 20 years and (xv) over 20 years in each of the last 10 years;
	(4)  how many persons convicted of (a) rape, (b) sexual offences and (c) violent offences are released on licence; and how many were released on licence in each of the last 10 years;
	(5)  how many and what proportion of persons convicted of (a) rape, (b) sexual offences against children, (c) other sexual offences and (d) a violent offence were released from prison having been in custody (i) less than 50 per cent., (ii) between one-half and two-thirds, (iii) between two-thirds and three-quarters, (iv) between 75 per cent. and 80 per cent., (v) between 80 per cent. and 85 per cent., (vi) between 85 per cent. and 90 per cent., (vii) between 90 per cent. and 95 per cent., (viii) between 95 per cent. and 100 per cent. and (ix) 100 per cent. of their sentence in each of the last 10 years.

Crispin Blunt: Under a determinate sentence of 12 months or more imposed under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (for offences committed after 4 April 2005) the legislation requires that prisoners must be released automatically at the half way point with the rest of the sentence served on licence in the community and subject to recall to prison. If recalled to prison, the offender may serve some or all of the rest of his sentence in custody.
	For some, lower risk offenders serving sentences of less than four years, release may be granted at the discretion of the prison governor earlier than the half-way point on Home Detention Curfew (HDC), where the offender is subject to an electronically monitored curfew (or "tagging"). All registered sex offenders and violent offenders serving extended sentences are excluded from HDC, and prisoners who are eligible to be considered must pass an individual risk assessment before HDC may be granted.
	Offenders convicted of serious violent or sexual offences committed before 4 April 2005 and subject to a sentence of four years or more remain subject to the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. Under such a determinate sentence the offender may be released between the half way and two-thirds point of the sentence by the Parole Board, with release automatic at the two thirds point. Once released, the offender is on licence and subject to recall to prison up to the three quarters point of the sentence.
	Adults serving a determinate sentence of less than 12 months serve half the sentence in custody and are then 'at risk' for the remainder of their sentence, which means that if they commit a further offence during this period they may have to serve the outstanding part of the sentence. However, offenders aged 18 to 21 who are subject to a sentence of Detention in a Young Offender Institution (DYOI) of less than 12 months are subject to a minimum period of three months supervision following release from custody.
	Offenders may be detained in custody beyond the automatic release date if they are subject to added days imposed under disciplinary proceedings for behaviour in prison.
	Under an indeterminate sentence, the offender must serve in full the minimum term imposed by the court before being considered for release by the Parole Board. If and when the offender is released he or she is subject to licence conditions and recall to prison. If the offender is serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection the licence period is a minimum often years. The licence period under a life sentence lasts for the whole of the offender's natural life.
	Young people sentenced to detention and training orders serve the first half of their sentence in custody and the second half in the community. Early release allows those young people who meet the criteria to be released from custody either one or two months earlier than their mid point date, depending on the length of their sentence. The early release scheme is available to young people serving a DTO, of between eight and 24 months in length. On release, it is a mandatory requirement for the young person to be electronically monitored for the period when they would otherwise have been in custody; until the midpoint. There is a presumption that all young people will be released early unless they are serving a sentence for specific sexual or violent offences, or their behaviour and/or progress against their training plan is unsatisfactory.
	Young people aged 10-17 convicted of certain serious offences serve the first half of their sentence in custody up and the second part in the community, subject to supervision requirements. Young people serving terms of between three months and four years may be eligible for earlier release under a home detention curfew, which operates in a similar way to the adult scheme.
	The first table shows the number of prisoners released from determinate sentences for (a) rape, (b) other sexual offences, and (c)violence against the person offences, by detailed sentence length band in each year from 2001-10 (except 2009 where the data is not available to this level of detail). From the data held centrally, it is not possible to separately identify those offenders convicted of sexual offences against children; they are included with other sexual offences.
	The second table shows the number of prisoners released from prison and subject to supervision in the community for (a) rape, (b) other sexual offences, and (c) violence against the person offences in each year from 2001-10 (except 2009 where the data is not available to this level of detail). Again sexual offences against children will be included in the other sexual offences group.
	The third table shows the proportion of time served by offenders discharged from determinate sentences for (a) rape, (b) other sexual offences, and (c) violence against the person offences in each year from 2001-10 (except 2009 where the data is not available to this level of detail). All those serving two-thirds or more of their sentence have been grouped together because their time served will include time on recall.
	The fourth table shows the number of offenders recalled to custody in 2009 and 2010 who had originally been convicted of (a) rape, (b) other sexual offences, and (c) violence against the person offences. The equivalent data for earlier years is not held centrally. The number of recalls in a given year should not be compared with the number of discharges in that year, because offenders will not necessarily be released and recalled in the same year.
	Accessible electronic data on offences are incomplete for recalls before 2009. Offence data are contained within individual prisoner files. However, a manual trawl of each prisoner's record for each year would substantially exceed cost limits.
	Figures in all tables are all those aged 15 and over.
	These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
	
		
			 Table 1: Prisoners discharged from determinate sentences for rape, other sexual offences and violence against the person, England and Wales, 2001-10 
			  2001 2002 2003 
			  Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson 
			 Total 490 1,644 12,511 532 1,635 12,952 517 1,570 12,804 
			 Less than one year 7 399 7,581 5 356 7,507 7 312 7,257 
			 1 years to less than 2 years 12 403 2,204 8 381 2,558 14 414 2,517 
			 2 years to less than 3 years 11 228 967 14 273 1,093 10 253 1,122 
			 3 years to less than 4 years 28 200 661 45 192 747 30 229 814 
			 4 years to less than 5 years 48 151 388 50 160 378 34 133 405 
			 5 years to less than 6 years 70 86 272 62 98 249 65 79 249 
			 6 years to less than 7 years 79 60 161 85 62 145 80 55 169 
			 7 years to less than 8 years 75 50 93 70 40 104 68 38 92 
			 8 years to less than 9 years 52 30 67 76 32 54 65 20 51 
			 9 years to less than 10 years 30 13 27 35 10 29 48 10 30 
			 10 years to less than 11 years 35 13 43 38 19 35 41 20 42 
			 11 years to less than 12 years 12 2 9 13 2 9 14 3 7 
			 12 years to less than 15 years 26 9 23 28 10 28 33 3 36 
			 15 years to less than 20 years 4 0 10 3 0 13 7 1 12 
			 20 years to less than life 1 0 5 0 0 3 1 0 1 
		
	
	
		
			  2004 2005 2006 
			  Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   person Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   person 
			 Total 553 1,629 14,321 572 1,583 15,555 515 1,569 15,612 
			 Less than one year 6 359 8,627 7 313 9,389 16 297 9,750 
			 1 years to less than 2 years 12 404 2,482 14 370 2,659 12 384 2,592 
		
	
	
		
			 2 years to less than 3 years 11 233 1,112 20 286 1,261 19 272 1,173 
			 3 years to less than 4 years 21 218 830 30 233 903 53 246 917 
			 4 years to less than 5 years 48 138 470 42 148 537 46 154 448 
			 5 years to less than 6 years 55 82 324 65 82 286 48 68 315 
			 6 years to less than 7 years 87 68 164 78 51 204 77 46 171 
			 7 years to less than 8 years 62 47 112 68 41 112 52 38 92 
			 8 years to less than 9 years 79 35 70 55 21 60 57 22 57 
			 9 years to less than 10 years 48 11 26 47 14 28 34 8 22 
			 10 years to less than 11 years 46 17 42 54 10 40 47 20 35 
			 11 years to less than 12 years 12 6 9 16 1 10 9 4 7 
			 12 years to less than 15 years 56 9 38 65 12 44 38 7 26 
			 15 years to less than 20 years 8 2 9 11 1 18 7 3 7 
			 20 years to less than life 2 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			  2007 2008 2010 
			  Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   person Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   person Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   person 
			 Total 609 1,569 16,633 656 1,687 19,123 763 1,677 19,051 
			 Less than one year 11 272 10,336 12 316 12,117 12 266 10,647 
			 1 years to less than 2 years 15 350 2,726 9 397 3,086 12 388 3,686 
			 2 years to less than 3 years 25 269 1,203 21 289 1,381 19 336 1,762 
			 3 years to less than 4 years 38 233 825 43 255 830 39 235 1,046 
			 4 years to less than 5 years 54 165 571 60 158 542 80 179 682 
			 5 years to less than 6 years 72 102 436 90 83 490 93 100 488 
			 6 years to less than 7 years 74 57 201 81 79 281 87 68 229 
			 7 years to less than 8 years 63 41 143 71 38 164 83 35 138 
			 8 years to less than 9 years 65 32 78 71 29 98 124 29 150 
			 9 years to less than 10 years 55 11 30 43 11 38 59 11 81 
			 10 years to less than 11 years 59 16 38 69 13 41 69 15 57 
			 11 years to less than 12 years 17 5 6 20 5 12 18 0 23 
			 12 years to less than 15 years 52 12 29 51 10 31 52 10 38 
			 15 years to less than 20 years 9 4 9 14 4 11 13 4 21 
			 20 years to less than life 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 
		
	
	
		
			 Table2: Prisoners discharged from determinate sentences on licence for rape, other sexual offences and violence against the person, England and Wales, 2001-10 
			  Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the person 
			 2001 485 1,282 6,936 
			 2002 530 1,330 7,260 
			 2003 511 1,293 7,213 
			 2004 548 1,317 7,540 
			 2005 568 1,305 8,265 
			 2006 504 1,296 8,014 
			 2007 601 1,327 8,600 
			 2008 645 1,405 9,622 
			 2010 769 1,466 10,888 
		
	
	
		
			 Table 3: Percentage of time served (including remand) in prison by prisoners discharged from determinate sentences for rape, other sexual offences and violence against the person, England and Wales 
			  2001 2002 2003 
			  Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   pe  rson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson 
			 Total 406 1,424 10,484 442 1,422 11,026 434 1,360 10,840 
			 Less than 50(1) 15 233 5,827 9 230 6,638 10 195 6,677 
			 50 to less than 2/3 294 1,058 3,899 352 1,090 3,702 330 1,066 3,604 
		
	
	
		
			 2/3 or more 97 133 758 81 102 686 94 99 559 
		
	
	
		
			  2004 2005 2006 
			  Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson 
			 Total 443 1,400 12,049 554 1,560 15,034 506 1,539 15,088 
			 Less than 50(1) 7 236 7,069 12 197 7,367 11 164 6,502 
			 50 to less than 2/3 377 1,053 4,287 373 1,089 5,159 333 1,103 5,612 
			 2/3 or more 59 111 693 169 274 2,508 162 272 2,974 
		
	
	
		
			  2007 2008 2010 
			  Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson Rape Other sexual offences Violence against the   p  erson 
			 Total 596 1,538 16,078 636 1,654 18,539 740 1,597 16,960 
			 Less than 50(1) 16 121 6,887 30 181 8,145 86 162 6,520 
			 50 to less than 2/3 376 1,105 5,931 416 1,156 7,119 476 1,163 8,105 
			 2/3 or more 204 312 3,260 190 317 3,275 178 272 2,335 
			 (1) This includes cases where prisoners were deported or where the prisoner was discharged on the Friday before a weekend release date. Note: All those serving two-thirds or more of their sentence have been grouped together because their time served will include time on recall. 
		
	
	
		
			 Table 4: Number of offenders recalled to custody in 2009 and 2010 for rape, other sexual offences and violence against the person, England and Wales 
			  2009 2010 
			 Rape 226 224 
			 Other sexual offences 482 507 
			 Violence against the person 3,109 3,248

Probation: Unpaid Work

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the arrangements for the disclosing party in respect of probation staff to sign confidentiality clauses in respect of the tendering for unpaid work in England and Wales.

Crispin Blunt: All MOJ procurement competitions require the same confidentiality undertaking to be completed by bidders. Probation trusts have NDPB status and are responsible for internal management and assessment of processes involved as a bidder.

Probation: Unpaid Work

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons it is proposed that confidentiality clauses in respect of the tendering for unpaid work in England and Wales should last for two years.

Crispin Blunt: The normal statutory provisions shall apply to the release of information to tenderers none of which contain a two year limitation. All information which is not already a matter of public knowledge including written and oral information is subject to a confidentiality clause and this undertaking will continue to apply at all times in the future.

Probation: Unpaid Work

Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons probation trusts have been grouped together for the purpose of tendering for unpaid work in England and Wales.

Crispin Blunt: Six 'competition lots' have been constructed to cover England and Wales. This reflects the decision to compete Community Payback at a national level rather than at the level of the 35 trusts to maximise economies of scale and promote innovative delivery models. A number of different options for the design of the lots were considered. The final design has achieved balanced lots in terms of volumes, they do not cut across existing probation trust boundaries and do not give advantage to any provider.

Reoffenders

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what powers a private sector operator of the contract for unpaid work in England and Wales will have in relation to offenders who re-offend whilst on placement.

Crispin Blunt: A private sector provider of Community Payback (like a probation trust) would have no specific powers in relation to offenders who reoffend while on placement. Any suspected offence committed on a work placement would be reported to the police.
	As a provider of probation services appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice private sector providers of Community Payback would have the same powers in relation to the enforcement and breach of community and suspended sentence orders as a probation trust.

Children: Day Care

Steven Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much each local authority allows in flexible free entitlement grants to attend daycare nurseries in 2011-12.

Sarah Teather: Local authorities, in consultation with their Schools Forums, decide how best to distribute 3-16 funding across their locality. This includes setting funding rates to providers of free early education, including day care nurseries. Local authorities are required to report on financial expenditure through section 251 returns. Data on individual local authority spend for 2011-12 is not yet available, but will be published later in the year.

English Baccalaureate: GCSE

Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the potential change in takeup of GCSE and A-level courses in each subject attributable to the introduction of the English Baccalaureate.

Nick Gibb: The effect of the English Baccalaureate will depend on decisions taken by individual schools and pupils. It is one of a number of measures to ensure that pupils are given the chance to take the qualifications that will best help them progress to further education and employment.
	The Government does not require schools to provide them with detailed information on pupils' GCSE choices. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that the English Baccalaureate measure is having a positive effect, with more schools making the combination of subjects open to more pupils. There are a range of information sources, from exam entries to workforce information, which will help us judge the impact of the English Baccalaureate. We will make full use of these in keeping the policy under review.

Primary Education: Admissions

Jonathan Reynolds: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what powers the governors of a state primary school have to increase the intake of that school; and if he will make a statement.

Nick Gibb: Whether the governors of a maintained school have the power to increase its intake will depend on the category of the school concerned. School admission arrangements are set and applied locally by the relevant admission authority. For community and voluntary controlled schools the admission authority is usually the local authority (LA), for foundation and voluntary aided schools it is the governing body and for Academies it is the Academy Trust.
	Under the Code currently in force, all schools must have a published admission number (PAN) for each ‘relevant age group’ in which pupils are, or would normally be, admitted to the school. The PAN forms part of the admission arrangements for the school and, as such, must be consulted on with their local community. Admission authorities of maintained schools must set admission numbers with regard to the capacity assessment for the school. Once an admission number has been set by the admission authority, maintained schools should not admit children above the PAN without the agreement of the local authority.
	The Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), launched a 12 week consultation on 27 May 2011 on a revised Schools Admission and Appeals Codes. As part of that consultation, we intend to make it easier for all schools, particularly those that are popular with parents, to increase their PAN, and thereby offer more places to parents.

Schools: Admissions

Fiona Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will assess the merits of extending the exception in paragraph 2.44 of the Schools Admission Code to include ministers of religion.

Nick Gibb: Paragraph 2.44 of the School Admissions Code requires school admission authorities to treat the children of UK service personnel and other Crown servants posted overseas as being resident in their area as soon as they have proof of posting. This is to ensure that such children do not suffer any disadvantage in the admissions system as a result of their frequent mobility. The Secretary of State for Education, my right hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove), launched a 12 week consultation that will run until 19 August, and we will consider any evidence submitted through that consultation as to the merits of extending the exception to include ministers of religion.

Teachers: Arts

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) music, (b) art and (c) drama teachers were working in schools in the academic year (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11; and how many he expects to be working in schools in 2011-12.

Nick Gibb: holding answer 9 June 2011
	Information on the qualifications and deployment of teachers in the secondary sector was collected in the annual School Workforce Census, which took place in November 2010 for the first time. The number of teachers reported to be teaching music, drama and art in November 2010 is given in the table.
	
		
			 Number (headcount) of music, art and drama teachers  (1)   in all publicly funded secondary schools— Position in November 2010—Coverage: England 
			 Subject Headcount of in-service teachers Of these, teachers holding a relevant  (2)   post A-level qualification 
			 Music 7,500 6,500 
			 Drama 11,100 5,500 
			 Art and Design 13,200 11,400 
			 Base: 158,004 teachers to years seven-13 (unweighted headcount). (1) Teachers were counted once against each subject that they were teaching, regardless of the amount of time they spend teaching the subject. (2) A full list of what was deemed as a 'relevant' qualification subject for each curriculum subject taught can be found on the School Workforce Statistical First Release website here. Note: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 100. Source: School Workforce Census 
		
	
	In previous years information on the deployment of teachers was collected via the Secondary Schools Curriculum and Staffing Survey (SSCSS), an occasional survey most recently run in 1992, 1996, 2002 and 2007. However, due to low sample sizes and variations in the methodology used to collect information in each of the SSCSS surveys, the numbers of teachers between years are not directly comparable.
	The number of teachers that schools employ in future years will, as now, be a matter for them to decide, according to local needs and subject to statutory requirements on class sizes where appropriate. For funding purposes, the Department has produced overall estimates of teaching posts in state schools and academies in England.
	The Government does not produce estimates of the future numbers of teaching posts in particular subjects. Estimates of the proportion of teachers working in secondary schools who will be qualified in different subjects are however produced as part of the Department for Education's teacher supply and demand modelling process.
	Estimates for the future number of specialist music teachers in state funded secondary schools indicate that there will be a decrease of around 100 by 2011/12. A similar decrease is expected in the number of specialist art teachers. This is in line with a decreasing requirement for secondary teachers as a result of the ongoing decline in secondary pupil numbers.
	Separate forecasts have not been made for drama teachers. For the purposes of teacher supply modelling, English and drama are treated as one subject category.

Departmental Public Expenditure

Nick Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what strategic framework his Department has developed for the delivery of its core functions during the comprehensive spending review period.

Simon Burns: Subject to the passage of the Health and Care Bill, the Department's functions will change as a result of the modernisation process. We will be reviewing the Department's Operating Model to determine which functions the Department should continue to fulfil, and which should be moved to other organisations. It is therefore likely that some functions will be transferred to other organisations and the Department will take on some new ones. The exact timing and nature of these changes will not be confirmed until decisions have been taken about the precise role and structures of all the organisations in the new system.

Diabetes: Eyesight

Virendra Sharma: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has any plans to develop a NHS Outcomes Indicator for diabetic macular oedema.

Simon Burns: We have no current plans to develop an indicator for diabetic macular oedema. In developing “The NHS Outcomes Framework 2011-12”, we selected outcomes and indicators with a view to creating a balanced set of national outcome goals, which reflect the breadth of treatment activity for which the national health service is responsible. It is therefore not possible to include outcome indicators for all specific diseases and long-term conditions.
	Although there is not a specific outcome indicator for diabetic macular oedema in the NHS Outcomes Framework, we would expect progress to be captured under Domain 2: Enhancing the quality of life for people with long-term conditions. This domain of the framework seeks to capture those outcomes that an individual with any long-term condition would consider important. In addition, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence Quality Standard for Diabetes in adults will help to improve outcomes for people with diabetic macular oedema.

Hospitals: North West

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with (a) the North West Strategic Health Authority, (b) Warrington and Halton NHS Trust and (c) others on potential hospital mergers in the North West.

Simon Burns: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to her on 23 May 2011, Official Report, columns 428-41W, by the Minister of State, Department of Health, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Burstow).
	No formal discussions have taken place between Ministers and the North West Strategic Health Authority, Warrington and Halton NHS Trust and others focusing on potential hospital mergers in the North West of England.
	However, in relation to NHS trusts in the north-west seeking to obtain foundation trust status, the Secretary of State for Health, the right hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr Lansley), met the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Brady) on 8 June 2011 about Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust.
	Additionally, I met the hon. Members for Copeland (Mr Reed) and Workington (Tony Cunningham) on 5 April 2011 and the hon. Member for Penrith and The Border (Rory Stewart) on 17 May 2011 about North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust.

NHS: Redundancy

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people employed by (a) Warrington Primary Care Trust and (b) the North West Strategic Health Authority have taken voluntary redundancy in the last 12 months; and what the total cost to the public purse of these redundancies was.

Simon Burns: Information on the number of voluntary redundancies for Warrington Primary Care Trust and the North West Strategic Health Authority is only available for the period June 2010 to March 2011. Data from the electronic staff record shows there have been no voluntary redundancies in either organisation over this period.

Social Services: Peterborough

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Peterborough constituency were in receipt of local authority funded (a) domiciliary social care, (b) professional support, (c) day care and (d) short-term residential placements in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Paul Burstow: Information for the Peterborough constituency is not collected centrally.
	The NHS Information Centre collects and publishes information on the number of adults (aged 18 and over) in receipt of local authority funded community based services.
	The following table shows information for Peterborough council. We are informed by the Information Centre that data has been collected on a consistent basis between 2004-05 and 2009-10, but is not available for the years prior to this.
	
		
			 Numbers of people aged 18 and over in receipt of local authority funded services from Peterborough council by type of service, 2004-05 to 2009-10 
			  2004-05  (1) 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10  (2) 
			 All community based services(3) 5,405 4,920 5,010 5,800 4,935 5,340 
			        
			 Home care 1,455 1,640 1,850 2,645 2,190 2,035 
			 Day care 635 955 560 650 640 530 
			 Short term residential(4) 0 0 0 295 290 285 
			 Professional support 1,785 880 2,030 1,420 840 910 
			 (1 )In 2004-05 the guidance was restated so that only people receiving services following an assessment were recorded, and therefore information prior to this is not comparable. (2) In 2009-10 the way that service users who were receiving council commissioned services via a personal budget or direct payment changed and they were only included under the personal budget and/or existing direct payments column and not under the specific service received. (3) The total number of people receiving services is the number of people receiving one or more services in the year and therefore will not be the sum of the figures as double counting across service types may occur. The breakdown of services is provided for those stated in the question and is not a complete list of services provided. (4) Short term residential care is defined as the provision of short term residential care for the client for any purpose other than respite care of a carer. It includes the provision of rehabilitation services. In 2007-08 the guidance regarding the definitions of ‘short term residential—not respite’ was restated to ensure that respite was not included in this column, this may have impacted on the data for this category. Source: Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care, form P2f